The Latest Breaking News from US Customs and Border Protection

Big group of Haitian migrants arrive on Virginia Key near Key Biscayne, Border Patrol says

MIAMI — A group of up to 70 Haitians arrived Thursday afternoon in a migrant sailboat off Virginia Key, a barrier island off Miami that leads to Key Biscayne.

Miami Herald · Jan 13, 2023

Biden takes first presidential trip to US-Mexico border as officials report surge of migrants

Red states have hammered Biden’s administration for not doing more to stem tide of illegal crossings

The Independent UK · Jan 8, 2023

Desperation is driving latest surge of Cuban rafters arriving in the Florida Keys

In an end-of-year video message for social media, Cuba’s leader, Miguel Díaz-Canel, recently acknowledged that 2022 was “one of the most challenging of Cuba’s revolutionary history.” He then admitted that 2023 “could be even more difficult,” but that, he added, would be “an attractive challenge for all who feel revolutionary.”

Miami Herald · Jan 4, 2023

Border agency head resigns amid uptick in migrant encounters - Roll Call

U.S. Customs and Border Protection has faced criticism from immigrant advocates and Democrats over treatment of migrants at the border.

Roll Call · Nov 14, 2022

Top U.S. border official Chris Magnus resigns after less than a year on the job

The head of U.S. Customs and Border Protection has resigned as agents encounter record numbers of migrants entering the U.S. from Mexico.

WEKU · Nov 13, 2022

Why the number of encounters at the southern U.S. border does not mean what the GOP says it means

Like many other Republican candidates and conservative talk show hosts, Kari Lake is using the racially tinged issue of immigration to fuel turnout in her gubernatorial campaign in Arizona. The former television anchor has boldly proclaimed that on her first day as governor, she would declare the state under “invasion.”

The Conversation · Nov 8, 2022

More than 100 Haitian migrants found on island near Puerto Rico

More than 100 Haitian migrants have been found on an uninhabited island near Puerto Rico, U.S. Customs and Border Protection said on Tuesday, as a gang blockade of a fuel terminal has caused a humanitarian crisis in Haiti.

Reuters · Oct 18, 2022

Halloween decorations found pumped with £360,000 of liquid meth ahead of spooky season

A US Customs and Border Protection press release confirmed that officers discovered $402,196 (£360,000) of the liquefied narcotic in pumpkins as a driver tried smuggling them through the Eagle Pass Port of Entry in Texas

Daily Mirror · Oct 14, 2022

US to allow some Venezuelan migrants to enter and stay for 2 years

Some Venezuelan migrants will be allowed to enter the U.S. and stay legally for up to two years, the Biden administration announced Wednesday.

Los Angeles Times · Oct 12, 2022

Border chief says GOP governors’ migrant relocation campaign is stoking migration to US

WASHINGTON — A few days after Daniel got off a plane in Martha’s Vineyard, Massachuseetts, where he had been flown from San Antonio with other migrants by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, his phone buzzed.

Los Angeles Times · Oct 6, 2022